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Kostov Prayer Letter - January 2006
Every Christmas we visit
the abandoned youth in the orphanages of Belogradchik and Novo selo to
celebrate God’s greatest gift to mankind – His Son Jesus. Jesus loves these youth
and every winter we see His mercy toward them as He provides for their basic
needs in the most extraordinary ways. This year our hearts were especially
thankful as Door of Hope International (Canada) and a businessman (not a
believer!) from the UK provided these youth with the following items:
· the orphans in Belogradchik
received new winter jackets and underwear;
· the orphans in Novo selo received
new winter boots and underwear;
· the orphans in both orphanages
received new blankets for their beds;
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and each home received 100 pounds of rice, beans, lentils and fresh meat for
the holidays.
On the
left picture you see two orphan boys, Yorgos and Bobby, helping Viktor unload
our car. The young man in the picture to the right, Bisser (with hat), graduated from the
orphanage in Novo selo last year and gave his life to Christ. He is now working
in the town of Vidin, living on his own and has joined our ministry team to
reach the orphans with the gospel of Jesus Christ! He is especially sensitive
to their needs and struggles and ministers to his fellow orphans with the love
of Christ and the power of the Holy Spirit. Please remember Bisser (his name
means Pearl) in your prayers.
Take a look at the orphans
carrying their new blankets into the orphanage; three youth (Katya, Sergei and
Ventsi) wearing their new winter jackets in Belogradchik; and Bisser as he
hangs out with the youngest of the orphans during our Christmas party.
And finally, Yorgos reading his
Christmas letter from Jesus and some of the younger children opening up their
Christmas presents.
Thank you for your prayers and
please continue to pray for these youth, that their hearts would open up to the
Lord and that they would come to know Him as their Heavenly Father. Love, Teresa and Viktor Kostov (Sofia-Bulgaria) |
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